Rebbe
“All sevens are precious.” The seventh generation is the culmination of a royal dream.
“I have come to My garden…” With these words, the Rebbe changed the face, heart, and soul of the universe, laying out a plan for us to fulfill our divine purpose here on earth of transforming the wilderness into a divine garden. Born on 11 Nisan 5662 (1902), the Rebbe succeeded his father in law, the Freideker Rebbe, as the sventh Chabad Rebbe on 10 Shvat 1950. The Rebbe empowered every human being to be a Shliach, an ambassador for light and truth. The Rebbe articulated in tens of thousands of talks, discourses, conversations, audiences, and letters the deepest truths of heaven in the most relatable terms of earth. On 3 Tammuz 5754 (1994) the brilliant sun that is the Rebbe was suspended in the heavens.
Yitro: On the Nature of Leadership & the Art of Delegation
A look at the infrastructure within Chabad shlichus and its similarity to the delegation advice from Yitro to Moses in Parshat Yitro.
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Behar: How Do I Find a True Rabbi? Part 2
In part two of the answer to how one finds an authentic educator, Rabbi Simon Jacobson tells a personal story and discusses the shortcomings of modern education.
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Simchat Torah: Bizarre Journeys
Wherever you go, as difficult as the journey may be it is all for a higher purpose: to redeem the Divine sparks that can only be found in that dark place.
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Balak: The Ultimate Stand
A personal story of 2 events on the same day in 1927 and 1967 that shaped the spiritual commitment to Jewish life and history revealing G-d’s Divine plan.
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Beshalach: Moscow 2009
Yesterday, Moscow was destroying lives, today it is building them. Yesterday, Moscow all but annihilated Jewish life and morale. Today Jewish life is thriving here.
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Mikeitz: Coming In from the Cold
We are blessed with the gift and responsibility to create a warm oasis, and bring people in from the heartless streets and nameless plains – and bring to life the innate warmth within each person’s soul, which is essentially a Divine pilot flame waiting to be fanned.
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Bo: Sheer Determination
There is no greater gift than the gift of determination: The absolute certainty that you are precious and indispensable; that you are on a mission championing a cause; that the place and time in which you find yourself is exactly where you belong; and that you have the power to make your unique mark on the universe.
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Simchat Torah: Through Water and Fire
The story of the young man has taught me much: even in the saddest of times, even when all seems lost, with a little joy, a little dance, everything can change.
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Matot: What Can I Do About the Situation in Israel?
Let us create a true revolution. Let us reconnect to our Divine mission. Let us move heaven and earth with our actions. We have been promised that when we do, we will save the universe – literally.
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Gimmel Tammuz: The Silent Sun
Gimmel Tammuz is the day that the Lubavitcher Rebbe passed. It is also the day that Joshua miraculously stopped the sun. Rabbi Simon Jacobson discusses the connection between the two events.
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My Encounter With The Rebbe: The Baseball Game
The Rebbe discussed baseball with a bar-mitzvah boy, and had a lifelong effect.
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Yud Shevat: Meshuga: The Sanity of Insanity
Chapter five of Basi L’Gani offers us a novel and even revolutionary approach to the absurdity of our lives. Instead of just avoiding or ignoring the irrational, transform that mindless mindset into a supra-rational force of transcendence, creating something absolutely unusual — something absolutely crazy. Since you are already in a mad and wild state of mind — turn that wild energy into revolution, changing the status quo.
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Thoughts to Comfort the Bereaved
The Rebbe offers two parallel meditations from which those who are bereaved — who mourn for a dear departed, can take profound comfort.
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Steadfast Faith in the Face of Tragedy
The question of “why do the righteous suffer?” was asked by Moses – emphasizes the Rebbe; but it did not – in any way – affect his simple faith in G-d.
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Newfound Manuscript From the Mitteler Rebbe Gives Hope
This manuscript was penned by the second Chabad Rebbe’s (Rabbi Dovber Schneerson, the Mitteler Rebbe), and it includes the conclusion of a discourse delivered by his father, Rabbi Schneur Zalman on Shabbat Parshat Va’eirah 5568.
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Annihilating Amalek
The commandment to eradicate Amalek may be hard to swallow at first glance, but the Rebbe explains in clear terms why it is not as distasteful as it seems.
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The Letter on the Floor
Rabbi Yosef Weinberg recounts a story about one of the many interactions he had with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
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Displaced Persons
An excerpt from a letter by the Rebbe exploring the question of who we truly are beneath the surface.
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What We Understand
In the following translation of a letter by the Rebbe he explains the concept of shechinah (the divine immanence)…
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The Other Charity
A letter from the Rebbe details the duties of every Jewish soul in regards to both material and spiritual charity.
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My Encounter With The Rebbe
“When the Creator of the world gives us a gift, we must treasure it and defend it, and not look for ways to rid ourselves of it!” – The Rebbe
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Name and Number
In the Book of Shmot, G-d counts and names the Children of Israel as they head into Egypt and again at their deaths to show His infinite love for them.
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A Jew in Madagascar
A freely-translated excerpt from a letter the Rebbe wrote in the fall of 1961 to a Jewish woman living in Madagascar.
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The Rebbe on the ’60s
A freely-translated excerpt from a letter the Rebbe wrote in the summer of 1963 to a leading American Rabbi on the teshuva movement especially among youth.
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The Three Loves of His Life
Love of G-d, love of Torah, and love of one’s fellow are in essence one. True love cannot exist in one of these areas alone, for they are all connected.
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Mister Menachem
A moving letter written to the Meaningful Life Centre by a woman who, as a child of five, met the Rebbe who became one of her dearest friends.
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Torah and Geometry
The science of geometry resembles the Torah as an exact and applied science, and serves as a model that shows the difference between Torah and human wisdom.
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Simchat Torah: Absolute Passion in the Face of Complacency
As we enter the climax of the High Holiday season we are challenged to ask ourselves: What do we stand for, what do we fight for? Movingly discussed here…
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Korach: Why Do We Need Leaders?
‘Why do we need a leader’ is the precise theme of this week’s Torah portion. Korach challenges Moses to an important question about the need for leaders.
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His Guiding Vision
A vision by the Rebbe in one of his letters of the future redemption providing answers to many sought-after questions, which began when he was a child.
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Who’s Dreaming?
Excerpt of an address by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Pinchas 5744 explaining our current dream-like reality and the true reality of the world of Moshiach.
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The Believer
The Lubavitcher Rebbe is a wise man, a learned man, but above all, he is a believer. And to meet a believer is an altogether different experience.
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THE REBBE : The Ache in my Heart
While I continue to experience the Rebbe as a very active, involved part of my life, still, I miss the flesh & blood connection.
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The Rebbe’s Call
On April 11 1991, the Rebbe issued this impassioned call to his followers & to the entire Jewish & world community to take action to bring Moshiach.
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The Rebbe’s Memory?
“I do not add ‘his soul is in Eden’ to my father’s name – I am not about to assign him an ‘address.’ As far as I am concerned, Father has not departed.”
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Leadership: Customized, Consistent, Friendly and Firm
The Rebbe advises consistent efforts with a balance of friendliness and firmness in education.
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Productive Grieving
The Rebbe offers guidance on the most productive way to grieve, and explains how it is both therapeutic for the bereaved and productive for the soul of the departed.
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Medical Truths
The Rebbe’s address to “the meeting committee for religious doctors of New York”.
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You Are What You Write
The Rebbe’s letter during his ongoing correspondence with Eliezer Steinman who was a leading figure in Israeli literary circles in the ’50s
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The Truth About Vacation
What is the most rejuvenating way to vacation? The Rebbe offers guidelines for getting the best value – for your entire family – out of your time off.
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On Diplomacy, Pride and Self-Respect
Diplomacy is a delicate art form, and the Rebbe assures in this letter that contrary to popular belief, “truly Jewish self-respect”, “avowed trust in G-d” and “pride in our Jewish heritage and tradition” are key in diplomatic success.
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The Kabbalah of Yom Kippur
The Kabbalists and Chassidic masters teach us that the soul as it were is comprised of five dimensions. Learn: How deep is YOUR soul?
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The Raven & the Dove
It is validating to know that this world is dark and cold, but we can never forget that we were deliberately sent here to illuminate our surroundings.
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Devorim: A Tzaddik Weeps
Tisha B’Av is the saddest day of the Jewish calenda. On Tisha B’Av 1967, tears flowed out of the eyes of a Tzaddik…
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Finding a True Leader
Rabbi Simon Jacobson discusses Gimmel Tammuz, the yartzheit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in light of Parshat Korach.
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Bo: Israel – The Inside Story
A theory on the world’s fixation with Eretz Yisroel and how you can bring peace to the Holy Land and holiness to where you live.
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Someone Is Thinking About You
A tribute to Yossi Alexander, given by Rabbi Simon Jacobson at Aliya in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on November 24, 2015.
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Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen in Toronto With Rabbi Simon Jacobson | July 2016
How the Rebbe changed the world: Five revolutionary principles of the Rebbe. Join us for a video of a live Gimmel Tammuz farbrengen in Toronto.
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My Rebbe: A Living Legacy
Rabbi Simon Jacobson speaking about the Lubavitcher Rebbe, in honor of the 18th anniversary of Gimmel Tammuz.
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Heartwarming Chassidic Stories and Melodies: Part Two
Be captivated by mesmerizing tales and melodies that will transport you beyond time and space. You will be transformed in unimaginable ways.
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The Transcendent Nature of Songs and Stories
Learn how to communicate from the heart and soul from this short video.
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